THEATER

Theater is a form of performing arts that involves live

performances by actors on a stage. It is a place where
stories are told through acting, singing, dancing, and
other forms of artistic expression.
THEATRE ARTISTS
A theater artist, also known as a theatrical artist, is an
individual who is involved in the creation and
performance of theater productions. They are skilled
professionals who contribute their talents and
expertise to bring stories to life on stage.
6 National Artist of Theatre in the
Philippines
 Daisy Avellana
(January 26, 1917 – May 12, 2013).​

Was a Filipino stage actress and theater

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director. Avellana was honored as
a National Artist of the Philippines for
Theater and Film in 1999.

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 Avellana was born Lourdes Genoveva Dolores Pardo
Hontiveros on January 26, 1917, in Capiz, Capiz,
(now Roxas City). She was the eldest child of Jose
Hontiveros and Vicenta Ruiz Pardo.
Avellana was one of the fi rst graduates of the UST
Graduate School with Master of Arts (MA) in English.

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She starred in plays like Othello (1953), Macbeth in
Black (1959), Casa de Bernarda Alba (1967), Tatarin.

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She is best remembered for her portrayal of Candida
Marasigan in the stage and film versions of Nick
Joaquin’s Portrait of the Artist as Filipino. (1950)

The theme focuses on family conflict

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and the amalgamation of old Filipino
identity and cultural character with
the arrival of contemporary and
Western ideals.
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Rolando S. Tinio
(March 5, 1937 – July 7, 1997)

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Rolando Tinio is a Philippine National
Artist for Theater and Literature. He was
born in Gagalangin, Tondo, Manila on
March 5, 1937

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Rolando Santos Tinio was director, actor, educator, critic,
translator, poet and a dramatist.
This national artist was also known for translating western
classics into Tagalog, including works of Shakespeare (The
Merchant of Venice), Arthur Miller (Death of a Salesman),

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Samuel Beckett (Waiting for Godot)

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The highlight of Tinio's colorful career was when he became the
artistic director of the CCP's resident theater company,
Tanghalang Pilipino.
His famous artwork is "Sitsit sa Kuliglig" (Whistling at Cicadas)
or (Shusshing Cicadas) (1972) "Dunung-Dunungan" (Pedantry)

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(1975) "Kristal na Uniberso" (Crystal Universe) (1989) "Trick of
Mirrors" (1993) "Ang Burgis sa Kanyang Almusal"(1970)

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"Makbet" is a Theatrical adaption
of shakespeare's famous play
"Macbeth", translated into
Filipino by Rolando Tinio.

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Hamlet is a play written by
William Shakespeare
translated by Rolando S.
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Wilfrido Ma.
Guerrero
(January 22, 1910 – April 28, 1995)

Was a Filipino playwright, director,

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teacher and theater artist. He wrote over
100 plays, 41 of which have been
published. His unpublished plays have
either been broadcast on the radio or
staged in various parts of the Philippines.

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He was considered as a talented writer, director,
educator, and an artist who wrote a number of
outstanding plays, 41 of which were
circulated. Guerrero was born in Ermita, Manila. He
wrote his first play at the age of 14 in Spanish,
entitled No Todo Es Risa. This play was produced at
the Ateneo de Manila University when he was 15.

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Guerrero received three national awards: the Rizal Pro-Patria Award in 1961,
the Araw ng Maynila Award in 1969, and the Republic Cultural Heritage
Award in 1972.
The U.P. Mobile Theater received two awards when he was director: The
Citizen's Council for Mass Media Trophy (1966) and the Balagtas Award
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(1969).
 "Forever" is a play written by Wilfrido
Ma. Guerrero, a prominent Filipino
playwright.

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"Condemned" is another play
written by Wilfrido Ma.
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Honorata "Atang
Dela Rama
(January 11, 1902 – July 11, 1991)

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Commonly known as Atang de la
Rama, was a singer and bodabil
performer who became the first
Filipina film actress.

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Atang de la Rama was born in Pandacan, Manila on
January 11, 1902. By the age of 7, she was already
starring in Spanish zarzuelas such as Mascota, Sueño de
un Vals, and Marina. At the age of 15, she starred in the
sarsuela Dalagang Bukid, where she became known for
singing the song "Nabasag na Banga".

She has also been a theatrical producer, writer

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and talent manager. She was the producer and the
writer of plays such as Anak ni Eva and Bulaklak ng
Kabundukan. For her achievements and contributions to
the art form, she was hailed Queen of the Kundiman
and of the Sarsuela in 1979, at the age of 74. 15
"Panitik ng Kababaihan" is a term
used to refer to literature written
by and about women.

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"Dalagang Bukid" is a popular
Filipino folk song composed by
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• She starred in zarzuelas such as Marina Mascota, and
Sueno de Un Vals.

• For Atang, the zarzuela and kundiman "express the

best Filipino soul."

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Salvador F. Bernal
(January 7, 1945 – October 26, 2011)

Bernal's career began in 1969. His

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output included over 300 productions
in art, film and music, and earned him
the award of
National Artist for Theater and Design
in 2003.

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Bernal organized the Philippine Association of
Theatre Designers and Technicians (Patdat) in
1995, through which he introduced Philippine
theater design to the world.

Bernal's style is known for maximizing the use of

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raw materials in theater production. He uses
native Filipino materials in theater such as
bamboo, abaca fiber, and the basic gauze cacha.
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 Bernal organized the Philippine
Association of Theatre Designers
and Technicians (Patdat) in 1995,
through which he introduced
Philippine theater design to the
world.

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ABANIKO -The term "abaniko"
is derived from the tagalog word
"abanico", which means "fan". 20
Amelia Lapeña-
Bonifacio
(4 April 1930 – 29 December 2020)

A playwright, puppeteer and an educator,

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she was the founding artistic director
of Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipinas, a
children's theater and puppet theater
company established in 1977.​She was
recognized in 2018 as a National Artist of
the Philippines for Theater.
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The puppet play is proposed to
be an entanglement of three
cultural forms: the literary form of

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the pasyon, the theatre form of the
sinakulo, and the art of puppetry.

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• Among her works were 10 books, 16 plays, 30 plays
for children and more than 130 short stories for
children published by the Philippine Journal of
Education. She has also produced a number of poems,
short stories and essays.

• Among her most notable works, were

6 na Dulang Filipino Para Sa Mga Bata, 1976; Tat-lu-

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han (Three Plays), 1975; Ang Paglalakbay ni Sisa:
Isang Noh Sa
Laguna, 1998; Isang Kyogen sa Pritil, 1977; Sepang
Loca, 1957; and Abadeja: Ang Ating Sinderela, 1977.
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